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Man dies after shooting in Brampton, Ont.; police say suspect fled in red vehicle

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police say a man has died following a shooting in Brampton, northwest of Toronto. Peel Regional Police say they were called shortly before 1 a.m. to an area near Dixie Road and Peter Robertson Boulevard.
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Toronto high school to move to remote learning due to COVID-19 outbreak

Toronto Public Health has ordered a west-end high school to move to fully remote learning due to an outbreak of COVID-19. The public health agency says this is its first whole-school dismissal of the academic year.
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'A huge hole to fill in London': City's beloved town crier remembered

LONDON, Ont. — A southwestern Ontario city is mourning the death of the city's beloved town crier, a man whose jolly face was a familiar sight in London. Bill Paul died of natural causes on Saturday evening. He was 66.
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Multiple regions in northern Ontario under thunderstorm watch: Environment Canada

TORONTO — Environment Canada has issued severe thunderstorm warnings for several regions in northern Ontario for Sunday. The agency says six regions are under a severe thunderstorm watch including the City of Thunder Bay.
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Food banks pivot to pandemic-friendly donation events to stock up at Thanksgiving

Food banks pivot to pandemic-friendly donation events to stock up at Thanksgiving

Canadian food banks faced with a second pandemic-era Thanksgiving are counting on COVID-friendly donation events to keep the non-perishables rolling in at a time of year that's pivotal to their operations.
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Ontario's police watchdog investigating death of 41-year-old man in Toronto

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog is investigating the death of a 41-year-old man in east-end Toronto.
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Ontario's police watchdog investigating the death of a 34-year-old man in Toronto

TORONTO — Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a 34-year-old Toronto man. The Special Investigations Unit says Toronto police went to a downtown area home around 11:30 p.m.
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Ontario reports 535 new cases of COVID-19, two more deaths

Ontario is reporting 535 new cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths from the virus today. Of the new cases, 388 of the infected people are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status.
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Ontario health sector braces for worse staff shortages as vaccine mandates come due

Ontario health sector braces for worse staff shortages as vaccine mandates come due

TORONTO — Hundreds of Ontario workers in hospitals and long-term care could be off the job in the coming weeks because they did not get vaccinated against COVID-19, further complicating what advocates call a “perfect storm” of staff shortages.
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Two people seriously injured after shooting in Toronto: police

Toronto police say two people were seriously injured in a shooting in the area of Thorncliffe Park Drive and Overlea Boulevard late Saturday evening. Police say they received reports of multiple gunshots just before 11 p.m.
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